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When should I apply for work experience programs?
You should ideally apply for work experience in your penultimate (second-last) and final year of study, but there’s nothing to stop you from applying for – and doing – work experience or volunteer work earlier in your degree either! Depending on the length of your degree the ideal time to apply will vary, but it’s essential to recognise that work experience can be vital to building your skills and help you make informed career decisions.
No.2 location Opportunities in regional and rural areas?
When you consider applying for work experience or a graduate position, moving away from your home area might not be the first thing on your mind. Relocating to another place can be challenging, but many companies offer positions in regional offices, so it may be beneficial to think about these roles during your job search!
Considering vacancies outside of the capital cities in these regional and rural areas can expand your career development and employment options. Many rural areas suffer professional skill shortages because so many professionals prefer to live and work in the capital cities and especially cities on the Eastern seaboard. Within large regional centres opportunities for professional advancement can rival or exceed capital cities.
The relaxed lifestyle benefits include being able to live only a few minutes away from work and an opportunity to live and work as part of a close-knit regional community. Rural professionals generally experience high levels of satisfaction from the diverse range of work they perform and often become respected members and leaders of rural communities.
Around 60% of larger organisations and around 50% of smaller organisations recruit employees
from undergraduate programs. Graduate Outlook 2010, GCA; a ‘larger organisation’ has more than 500 employees.
A major challenge of rural living is the distance from capital cities. This can limit access to specialist medical services, professional development opportunities, and cultural and recreational pursuits. Career progression within smaller rural areas may be limited.
This section contains edited excerpts from an article by Cheryl Bookallil, Careers Education Officer, CQUniversity, Rockhampton campus, that appeared in full in GCA’s Graduate Opportunities 2011.
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